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Land Lubber

Posted 2009-01-26 3:22 PM (#23845)

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Subject: Purple Hearts for POW'S

There has been a change in policy. Retroactive to December 7th 1941, POW'S who died in captivity can now quillify for the Purple Heart.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51431

Steve

Ralph Luther

Posted 2009-01-26 5:25 PM (#23846 - in reply to #23845)

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Subject: RE: Purple Hearts for POW'S

A lot of good it does them now. I've always felt it was disgraceful not to have awarded them at least Purple Hearts for what they went through. If a Purple Heart could be awarded to some political slacker for a "paper cut" then those troops should of had them on their return to freedom. If Bronze Stars can be handed out for "Atta Boy" than the POWs should have gotten them also.

Land Lubber

Posted 2009-01-28 1:58 PM (#23885 - in reply to #23846)

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Subject: RE: Purple Hearts for POW'S

I agree 100 percent. It seems dumb to think that a young man, physically fit enough for combat, would die from "natural causes" while being a POW.
Steve

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